News from March 2020
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - - Cape Lookout National Seashore, including the islands of North Core Banks, South Core Banks, and Shackleford Banks, remain open at this time. However, in an effort to help protect our visitors, employees, and our partners reduce transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19), all visitor...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: MANHATTAN PROJECT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of this date park visitor centers located in Hanford (Richland), WA; Los Alamos, NM; and Oak Ridge, TN are closed.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada today announced the appointment of a COVID-19 Fraud Coordinator to lead investigations and prosecutions of fraud related to the pandemic, and to work with our partners to develop strategies to detect and prevent fraud schemes.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Somerset County pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating child pornography and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Because of the impact of COVID-19, we are facing a time of uncertainty and change. Frequently, we fear these uncertainties and the anxiety they create. But ultimately, we face these challenges together. We persevere, joining together and uniting our resources to combat these fears. Our country has faced...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Seattle - U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran is asking our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners to be alert to frauds preying on those concerned about COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Trenton man today admitted his role as a supplier to a significant drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed more than one kilogram of heroin in Trenton and the surrounding area, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Daniel Mock, 33, of Albuquerque, New Mexico appeared in federal court in Albuquerque today for an initial appearance on a criminal complaint charging him with posting messages on Facebook threatening to kill the Governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham, and law enforcement officers, in violation of federal law.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Medora, North Dakota -Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site, and Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site will enact operational changes to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Following a six-week trial, a federal jury in Central Islip, New York returned a guilty verdict today on all counts against former registered stock brokers Jeffrey Chartier and Lawrence Isen for their roles in a conspiracy to manipulate and fraudulently promote shares of publicly traded companies Hydrocarb...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and in response to guidance from local, state, and national public health officials, the Mound City Group Visitor Center at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is now closed, effective 5:00 PM, Tuesday, March 17th, 2020.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 21 Colorado counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: KINGMAN, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management, Kingman Field Office has issued a Decision Record and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) based on the analysis provided in the Phase III Moss Mine Expansion and Exploration Project Environmental Assessment (EA).
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Salt Flat, Texas - Guadalupe Mountains National Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of Wednesday, March 18, 2020, the Pine...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced a Mt. Vernon, South Dakota, woman was sentenced on March 16, 2020, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Strong City, KS - Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. The park evaluated areas of potential risk of exposure to COVID-19. Based on this analysis, effective immediately, the preserve will temporarily close the Visitor Center and buildings until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Memphis, TN -In response to the rapidly changing situation surrounding the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee is implementing the Contingency Plan and Guidance of the Department of Justice, White House Task Force, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of Management and Budget, and Office of Personnel Management to mitigate risks to individual employees and the general public.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) released the following statement after the Senate passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 18, 2020
News Release: Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and in response to guidance from local, state, and national public health officials, Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument has temporarily ceased operations, effective Thursday, March 19th, 2020.
